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"During the past generation, the American middle-class family that once could count on hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure has been transformed by economic risk and new realities. Now a pink slip, a bad diagnosis, or a disappearing spouse can reduce a family from solidly middle class to newly poor in a few months."

Right now, according to a number of studies, we are losing about $100 billion every year because corporate America and the very wealthy are stashing their money in tax havens like the Cayman Islands and Bermuda. We should be aware that in 2009, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profits and not only did the company not pay anything in taxes, it got a $106 million refund from the IRS. We should also be aware that since 1997, we have almost tripled funding for the military. So if we are serious about reducing the deficit, those are things we need to look at-not at Social Security, not programs everyday Americans need.

@therefore-design has developed and launched Chuk - a versatile range of bio-degradable tableware that proposes to reduce the environmental burden of waste management. Check out the practicality of the design and leave us your views…

Can Circular Economy be implemented easily in the construction industry that uses the traditional linear model of 'take, make and waste'? @arup-associates present a prototype with 'reuse' at its core. Read here and leave us your thoughts.

Sergey Makhno Architects design Kofan, Ukraine's new, unconventional bar, where seating is flexible, lighting is eccentric, and the finishing is unpretentious. Check it out…